Cost of living comparison
Portugal is 46.0% more expensive than Guinea.
If you lived in Portugal instead of Guinea, you would:
pay 15.2% more for restaurants
|
Guinea
|
Portugal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.43
GNF55,427
|
$11.32
€10.86
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.77
GNF92,849
|
$8.41
€8.07
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.56
GNF13,458
|
$1.67
€1.60
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
GNF10,341
|
$1.20
€1.15
|
|
pay 16.0% less for groceries
|
Guinea
|
Portugal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.32
GNF11,382
|
$1.34
€1.29
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.28
GNF79,963
|
$5.06
€4.86
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.22
GNF70,805
|
$3.79
€3.64
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.80
GNF24,144
|
$2.88
€2.77
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.83
GNF24,430
|
$3.25
€3.12
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.35
GNF11,604
|
$0.99
€0.95
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
GNF9,527
|
$0.61
€0.59
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.92
GNF7,919
|
$0.76
€0.73
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.28
GNF11,059
|
$1.05
€1.01
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
GNF6,220
|
$0.68
€0.65
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
GNF6,220
|
$0.85
€0.82
|
|
pay 13.6% more for transportation
|
Guinea
|
Portugal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.09
GNF43,826
|
$6.79
€6.52
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$28.49
GNF245,512
|
$37.96
€36.44
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,000.00
GNF284,376,981
|
$31,047.67
€29,801.94
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.55
GNF99,532
|
$10.80
€10.37
|
|
pay 26.8% more for housing
|
Guinea
|
Portugal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$80.91
GNF697,229
|
$40.33
€38.72
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$523.54
GNF4,511,591
|
$900.66
€864.52
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$462.34
GNF3,984,168
|
$732.72
€703.33
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$91.05
€87.39
|
|
pay 57.3% more for childcare
|
Guinea
|
Portugal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$455.47
€437.19
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,389.60
GNF55,062,243
|
$10,051.70
€9,648.40
|
|
pay 80.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Guinea
|
Portugal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.37
GNF20,453
|
$2.23
€2.14
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.00
GNF17,235
|
$1.85
€1.77
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.16
GNF10,018
|
$5.67
€5.44
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$70.01
GNF603,330
|
$40.99
€39.34
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.63
GNF39,927
|
$7.85
€7.54
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for clothing
|
Guinea
|
Portugal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.00
GNF172,350
|
$77.92
€74.79
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.00
GNF215,437
|
$33.75
€32.39
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$30.00
GNF258,525
|
$80.24
€77.02
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
GNF430,874
|
$93.85
€90.09
|
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